Lacing question

According to the various instructions in the references listed below,
there are several methods of lacing a cross stitch project in
preparation to framing. The part that puzzles me is pinning the
fabric to the board then lacing. I do realize the front needs to be
straight and centered. The lacing is to be ‘pulled tight' or ‘pulled
till the lacing "pings" when snapped'.

If the fabric is pinned securely on all edges 1/2 to 1/4 inch apart,
how can pulling the lacing on the back have any affect on the fabric
on the front. Most of the references suggest leaving the pins in. In
other words why should the back be pulled tight with lacing and the
front only smoothed straight by hand before the pins are inserted?

http://members.aol.com/hblossomxs/frame.html

http://www.classicstitches.com/know_...cat=Techniques

http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/5680/Lacing.html

http://users.rcn.com/kdyer.dnai/nf_x...t.html#framing Chapter -
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As much as I like the idea of a bolster to finish this Superstition
Mountain piece, making it large enough to see the whole mountain
without rotating the bolster would make it too large. Even a three
sided one would need to be 10 inches on the widest side. So--- I'm
going to frame it. Hanging it with the double sided adhesive squares
as suggested by Gillian. In an excursion through the Corpus Christi
TX Hobby Lobby, DH and I found some frames of an acceptable size made
out of well weathered barn wood. It looks very nice against the
cliffs and cacti. No mat seems necessary either. But I must get it
laced on the non-acid foam core first!

Barbara T

Barbara Thompson wrote:
According to the various instructions in the references listed below,
there are several methods of lacing a cross stitch project in
preparation to framing. The part that puzzles me is pinning the
fabric to the board then lacing. I do realize the front needs to be
straight and centered. The lacing is to be ‘pulled tight' or ‘pulled
till the lacing "pings" when snapped'.

If the fabric is pinned securely on all edges 1/2 to 1/4 inch apart,
how can pulling the lacing on the back have any affect on the fabric
on the front. Most of the references suggest leaving the pins in. In
other words why should the back be pulled tight with lacing and the
front only smoothed straight by hand before the pins are inserted?



By only having pins in, with no lacing, you're putting an awful lot of
stress on the fabric where the pins are. When you lace it, the stress
is mainly where the lacing thread is pulling on the fabric...safely away
from the area where the stitching is. The pins just serve to keep
everything in place.

At lease, that's how it was explained to me once, and it makes sense to
me.

Maybe somebody has a better explaination...
Becky A

BI just finished Bent Creek's Winter Row. I still need to get the
buttons on it and hubby will frame it later this week. On to Cardiology
by the Trilogy. Just wanted to share with the only people I know that
might care

Chris Howard wrote:

Just wanted to share with the only people I know that
might care


Glad to be of service.

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On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 23:44:59 +0100, Becky A wrote:

Barbara Thompson wrote:


If the fabric is pinned securely on all edges 1/2 to 1/4 inch apart,
how can pulling the lacing on the back have any affect on the fabric
on the front. Most of the references suggest leaving the pins in. In
other words why should the back be pulled tight with lacing and the
front only smoothed straight by hand before the pins are inserted?



By only having pins in, with no lacing, you're putting an awful lot of
stress on the fabric where the pins are. When you lace it, the stress
is mainly where the lacing thread is pulling on the fabric...safely away
from the area where the stitching is. The pins just serve to keep
everything in place.

At lease, that's how it was explained to me once, and it makes sense to
me.

Maybe somebody has a better explaination...
Becky A

That means the fabric must be stretched or pulled tight on the front
side as the pins are inserted. I missed that ;-] Lace the back
tight enough to even out the pull on the pins. OK it makes sense
now..

Thank you

Barbara T